Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2000
Sub-title: The Prophet did not kill any Muslim who renounced his religion The book of the Islamic intellectual Gamal Al-Banna "Islam and the freedom of thought" which was issued lately, raised many questions concerning the issue of apostasy. This is an interview with Gamal Al-Banna who says: "My...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2000
I will speak today of the role of the government in applying the sovereignty of law, and the importance of doing that quickly to heal the feelings of people. I do not mean by quickly what was requested by some writers, which was to court-marshal the defendants, because that contradicts with the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2000
Islamist intellectual Dr. Selim el-Awa describes his meeting with the priests of al-Kosheh, bishop Wissa and bishop Marcos. Dr. Al-Awa wrote that many newspapers accused Bishop Wissa and father Gabra’il of raising tensions But, the clergy coming from Al-Kosheh and Balyana had a different story,...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 30, 1999
Khilafa [the rule of a caliph, a successor of Mohammed who holds both worldly and religious responsibilities], the republic, monarchy; these are different forms of government systems. Which of them represents the Islamic system? Dr. Mohammed Selim Al-Awa, the Islamic thinker, expresses his...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 16, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Selim Al-Awa is an Islamic thinker and well-known law professor. In this continuation article of an interview of him he expresses his opinions on Shura and democracy, Khilafa (the Caliphate), different schools of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and the issue of non-Muslim minorities in...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 1999
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin has two court cases against him due to the publication of his book ’My Father Adam... The Story Of Creation Between Myth And Truth’, claiming in it that Adam is not the father of humankind, but the father of reasoning man, and that he was born of a father and a mother. Those...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 9, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Selim Al-Awa is regarded as a member of the Islamic movement. In this article (the first of a series) he discusses in an interview the relationship between Islam and politics. He calls for true democracy and fair elections. He also urges Muslims wanting to effect political change to...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 1999
The author responds to a controversial article of Islamic thinker Fahmy Howeidy, titled "The voice of the Coptic church". Howeidy mentioned that he is sorry for the behavior of Copts abroad because they meet with some Jewish extremists in a mutual attempt of which they may or may not know its...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 1999
Dr. William Soliman Qilada represents the school of Egyptian nationalism. He worked hard to find out the events in Egypt’s history that prove the union between Christians and Muslims.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 12, 1999
Dr. William Suleiman Qilada who recently died was a venerable judge. He was a Copt who devoted his life to strengthen national unity between Copts and Muslims in Egypt. He repeatedly wrote about citizenship and areas related to assessment, choice and criteria of citizenship.